The Edison Chargers will venture away from home to face off against the Lakewood Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Edison was just a hair shy of victory and fell 22-21 to Yorba Linda. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Mustangs are ranked 33rd).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Julius Gillick, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 31 receiving yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Savelio Niumata, who threw for 171 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past St. Anthony 45-3 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
Kade Casillas was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 15.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible55 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (114 yards to be exact) went to Kenny Niumataevalu, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lakewood was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 601 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Edison's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Lakewood, their record now sits at 2-0.
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